Tournament:Battle of BC 7

Battle of BC 7
Dates	March 28th-30th, 2025
Venue	Canada Place
Address/City	999 Canada Place Vancouver, British Columbia
Attendance	791
Results
winners	Zain 1v1  Cody Schwab &  Jmook 2v2
winners	Glutonny 1v1  Miya &  Hurt 2v2
Staff
Organizer(s)	Dhir, Galint Gaming

Battle of BC 7 was a Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate supermajor held in Vancouver, British Columbia from March 28th-30th, 2025.

Tournament summary

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Half of the event's top 8 seeds were able to make it into top 8, those being the first three seeds (Zain, Cody Schwab, and Hungrybox, respectively) and the 6th seed, Jmook. Conversely, two of the top 8 seeds drastically underperformed to place 17th, with #4 seed Mang0 losing to #13 seed Aura 1-3 (upset factor 4) and #23 seed Zuppy 0-3 and #5 seed moky losing to #28 seed Graves 2-3 (upset factor 5) and #13 seed Soonsay 1-3 (upset factor 3). The two remaining top 8 seeds finished 13th: #7 seed Wizzrobe lost to #10 seed aMSa 2-3 and Soonsay 2-3 while #8 seed Joshman lost to #9 seed Axe 2-3 and #16 seed n0ne 2-3.

Conversely, this event marked a notable performance from Aura, who after defeating Mang0 was able to punch his way into top 8 Winners side by defeating Spark 3-0. Chilean Young Link player Rocket made a notable run to 17th to match his seed, becoming the first solo-Young Link player to place in the top 32 at a major, let alone supermajor.

Top 8 ultimately ran mostly as planned, with Zain and Cody Schwab facing off against each other in both Winners Finals and Grand Finals, the first time the two had played each other since Riptide 2024. Zain ultimately came out on top, defeating Cody Schwab 3-1 in Winners Finals, then 3-0 in Grand Finals, to win his first major/supermajor tournament since Luminosity Makes Moves Miami 2024.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Despite having the lowest total attendance (433) of all Battle of BC tournaments with an Ultimate event, the tournament featured enough top international talent to still be classified a supermajor, featuring 8 of the top 10 LumiRank 2024.2 ranked players (except for Sonix and Asimo). Battle of BC 7 also marked the return of Fatality to full-time competitive Smash, having previously been retired for a year and a half.

This event was known for Japan's performance, which was initially incredibly dominant. In addition to decisively winning the Japan vs The World crew battle with 6 whole stocks left, Japan notably won every single set where they fought a non-Japanese player in the top 64 brackets save for #17 seed KEN's set against #16 seed Kola and #19 seed Ryuoh's set against #3 seed Sparg0. These victories include three reverse 3-0s that took place within an hour: #18 seed Raki over #15 seed Pocket, #22 seed Toriguri over #11 seed Zomba, and Ryuoh over #14 seed ShinyMark. However, their fortunes were reversed in top 24 onward, as Japanese players preceded to lose every single set where they played against international opponents (0-13). This included #1 seed Hurt losing to #8 seed Syrup's Ness 1-3 (upset factor 5) and #4 seed Miya losing to #12 seed Glutonny 2-3 (upset factor 3); both players ended up placing 9th, alongside #6 seed Shuton, who lost to Sparg0 0-3 and Pocket 1-3 (upset factor 3) and #10 seed Raru, losing to #2 seed acola 1-3 and Zomba 1-3. The only Japanese player to make top 8 was acola, and even then he ultimately fell to Sparg0 — losing their runback from Kowloon 12 with Kagaribi — and #24 seed Ouch!? (upset factor 7) to place 5th, marking the first time acola had ever placed 5th at an open offline event. With these finishes, many consider Battle of BC 7 as one of the worst Japanese performances in Ultimate and their worst performance at a North American major/supermajor since Mainstage 2022. Due to their underperformances, this was notably the first time where another Mr. Game & Watch and Steve player outperformed both Miya and acola at the same tournament, respectively. In addition, with Hurt's self-imposed two-month ban which began after Battle of BC 7, his underwhelming performance at the event seemingly ended his chances for the #1 position for the half-year season.

Outside of Japan, several other top players also fell short. #5 seed Tweek was eliminated at 17th after losing to Glutonny and Pocket (upset factor 3) while #7 seed Light was eliminated at 13th after losing to Raru and #28 seed Monte (upset factor 4); as such, only #2 seed acola, #3 seed Sparg0, and #8 seed Syrup made it into top 8, each coming in through Winner's. In addition, after losing to Syrup, #9 seed MkLeo met one of his bracket demons, ShinyMark, in the Losers bracket, and ultimately lost 0-3, SDing on the final stock, landing him at 17th as well.

Conversely, the event also featured multiple notable runs from lower-seeded players. #28 seed Monte was the lowest-seeded player to enter top 8; after losing to Tweek 2-3, he defeated Riddles 3-1, Raki 3-1, Light 3-1, and Hurt (upset factor 9, the biggest of the tournament) 3-2 before falling to Ouch!? 1-3 en route to 7th, his first top 8 at a supermajor. Ouch!?, who was seeded 24th, had an arguably greater run at the event. Like multiple previous Battle of BC events, Ouch!? would claw his way into top 8 after losing to MkLeo 2-3, defeating MKBigBoss 3-0, Ryuoh 3-2, Toriguri 3-2, Miya 3-1, the aforementioned Monte 3-1, and acola 3-2, before finally being stopped by Syrup 2-3 to place 4th; many players lauded Ouch!?'s cinderella run, as it not only involved Ouch!? defeating two of Japan's best players, but it was also performed with Wolf, a character that had been on the decline in the metagame within the last few years.

Perhaps the most notable run, however, came from #12 seed Glutonny. Coming off of a slump season, he entered top 8 after defeating Miya, before defeating Syrup 3-1. He then faced Sparg0, who was fighting to keep his #1 spot after failing to win a major since Luminosity Makes BIG Moves 2025 in January. Though up 2 games, Sparg0 was able to bring it to a game 5, last stock situation, which Glutonny was able to win (upset factor 4). After Sparg0 defeated Syrup in Losers Finals 3-1, avenging his loss to Syrup at Cavalier Clash 6, Sparg0 reset the bracket on Glutonny in a 3-2 set. However, Glutonny was able to hold on and won the reset 3-0, marking his first A tier and higher victory since Regen 2024, his first major victory since UltCore Second, and his first supermajor victory since Tera. With Glutonny's victory, his wins over three players who had just defeated him in their most recent sets, and Glutonny defeating three difficult matchups back-to-back, this event was highlighted as Glutonny's "revenge tour", especially because of his slump throughout 2024 and his underperformance at the previous Battle of BC event.

Results

Super Smash Bros. Melee singles

(360 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket 1
Top 64 Bracket 2
Top 24 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Zain		C$2,160 (~$1,502.04)
2nd	Cody Schwab		C$1,080 (~$751.02)
3rd	Hungrybox		C$810 (~$563.26)
4th	Jmook		C$540 (~$375.51)
5th	Aura		C$270 (~$187.75)
5th	Axe		C$270 (~$187.75)
7th	aMSa		C$135 (~$93.88)
7th	Spark		C$135 (~$93.88)
9th	max
9th	Zuppy
9th	Soonsay
9th	n0ne
13th	Elliot
13th	Wizzrobe
13th	Joshman
13th	Preeminent
17th	Inky
17th	Chango
17th	Mang0
17th	moky
17th	Graves
17th	Dacky
17th	Stiv
17th	Rocket
25th	Maher
25th	Iron
25th	Luigi Ka-Master
25th	Ampp
25th	Polo
25th	OG Kid
25th	salami
25th	Agent
33rd	Anchovy
33rd	Snap
33rd	DarkGenex
33rd	Unruly
33rd	OkamiBW
33rd	Mono
33rd	BluePiñata
33rd	Younger
33rd	cliché
33rd	Espi
33rd	Surfero
33rd	DayDream
33rd	Beezy
33rd	Foo
33rd	Goodie
33rd	Fiction (DQ)
49th	Nickemwit
49th	duckrobin
49th	Antislycer
49th	Venison
49th	Phorox
49th	SaltInYourEye
49th	shmugs
49th	Amrak
49th	Hagabooga
49th	Zemi
49th	Valk
49th	Tammy
49th	Pbag
49th	Quiggles
49th	Studebacher Hoch
49th	I'm Michael BTW

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate singles

(433 entrants)
Top 64 Bracket 1
Top 64 Bracket 2
Top 24 Bracket
Top 8 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Glutonny		C$2,592 (~$1,802.44)
2nd	Sparg0		C$1,296 ($901.22)
3rd	Syrup		C$972 (~$675.92)
4th	Ouch!?		C$648 (~$450.61)
5th	Zomba		C$324 (~$225.31)
5th	acola		C$324 (~$225.31)
7th	Monte		C$162 (~$112.65)
7th	Pocket		C$162 (~$112.65)
9th	Hurt
9th	Miya
9th	Shuton
9th	Raru
13th	Toriguri
13th	Light
13th	Quandale Dinglelingleton
13th	ShinyMark
17th	KEN
17th	Ryuoh
17th	X'avier
17th	Raki
17th	Tweek
17th	Snow
17th	MkLeo
17th	Kola
25th	Riddles
25th	Big D
25th	MKBigBoss
25th	Chag
25th	Beastly
25th	MuteAce
25th	Opsine
25th	quiK
33rd	Dany2theny
33rd	Benji
33rd	JoJoDaHoBo
33rd	Burst
33rd	Apple Reviewer
33rd	hm
33rd	Toasted
33rd	Dark Wizzy
33rd	JDV
33rd	Titanium
33rd	Blacktwins13
33rd	ApolloKage
33rd	embo_z
33rd	BassMage
33rd	Lemmon
33rd	Tickle
49th	Major
49th	DarkLordPingu
49th	Glug
49th	pacstreet
49th	Saloum
49th	Nyx
49th	Charlie D.
49th	gameninja
49th	Slime
49th	Peckham
49th	Nessboy12
49th	Gae Bolg
49th	Liam
49th	Marvelous_Marco
49th	Fatality
49th	Captain L

Side events

Super Smash Bros. Melee doubles

(74 teams)
Top 16 Bracket
Top 4 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Jmook		Cody Schwab		C$740 (~$514.59)
2nd	aMSa		Axe		C$370 (~$257.29)
3rd	Preeminent		Soonsay		C$222 (~$154.38)
4th	Hungrybox		Agent		C$148 (~$102.92)
5th	Rocky		Zuppy
5th	Aura		Joshman
7th	duckrobin		Venison
7th	Inky		salami
9th	Espi		Webwipe
9th	Beezy		Symbol
9th	Stiv		max
9th	JV		Unruly
13th	Veto		Pasta
13th	Vincessant		Silvi
13th	Chango		Polo
13th	Naztoise		Hagabooga

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate doubles

(89 teams)
Top 16 Bracket

Place	Name	Character(s)	Name	Character(s)	Earnings
1st	Miya		Hurt		C$890 (~$618.89)
2nd	Pocket		Syrup		C$445 (~$309.45)
3rd	MkLeo		MKBigBoss		C$267 (~$185.67)
4th	BassMage		Shuton		C$178 (~$123.78)
5th	acola		Raru
5th	Dark Wizzy		Ouch!?
7th	Light		Tweek
7th	Chag		Sparg0
9th	elijmin		X'avier
9th	Blacktwins13		Tickle
9th	Toriguri		KEN
9th	Apple Reviewer		Clune
13th	Ryuoh		Snow
13th	embo_z		JDV
13th	pacstreet		Opsine
13th	Burst		Saloum

Side events

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Japan vs The World crew battle

Japan	Character	Stocks Taken	The World	Character	Stocks Taken
Snow		4	Tweek		2
Raru		3	Light		2
Raki		6	Riddles		3
Shuton		1	Titanium		1
Miya		3	ShinyMark		4
acola		3	MkLeo		3
Toriguri		5	Sparg0		4
Ryuoh		4	quiK		0
KEN		1	Ouch!?		3
Hurt		-	Zomba		2
Total	—	30	Total	—	24

External links

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